I haven't been around here much. We just moved and things have been crazy.

Let's see. E is exploading with language and signs and understanding. It is great. He puts things away where they go (sometimes) when I ask. He trys to repeat signs and words when I say them. He (sometimes) points to his diaper when he needs to be changed. He reads to himself. I know he is a bit late to the game but he is finally talking on his fake phone. It is adorable.

And the biggest update is that he is going to be a big brother in November.

He's learned a few words here and there for a year or so, but this weekend a friend of ours asked him if he could read yet (She was Shae's 2nd grade teacher), and he told her no and she said "I bet you can read a Dr Suess book.". He's always been resistant to reading words from books, but very open to reading during play. So today he says he's going to read a Dr Suess book like Ms Pam said and poof, reads 3/4 of Hop on Pop to me. Knew the vast majority of the words and then sounded out the rest (with prompting from me).

This is SO MUCH FUN.

So amazing to see how far he's come. All those super hard times when he was nonverbal all are feeling so far away now.

We haven't had ANY snot since before thanksgiving. I feel so lucky. I haven't even discussed this luck with my partner, worried that I would jinx it. No runny nose, no sniffles, nothing. Tonight broke the streak. She seems to feel fine, but I'm wiping her nose every ten minutes. I guess we're due. When she got her first cold in early November, I thought it would be all snot all winter.